Aistear: (March 2017)

We are busy bees with Aistear and we link all our lessons to the theme for the week. The theme for March is “People who help us”.  

Week 1: Garda Station

Week 2: Fire Officer

Week 3: Optician

Week 4: Dentist

We welcomed Garda Darragh into our classroom so the children could see the uniform and ask lots of questions. It is invaluable for the children to see and hear all about the Gardaí. We got to hold a bat, handcuffs, pepper spray and Garda Darragh even used the walkie- talkie back to the station in Wicklow. We said hello to the Garda in the station. The children learned the importance of not lying and telling the truth. A big thank you to our visitor for providing the children with this great experience.

Garda Sergeant giving the order for the day

Traffic Control

Measuring the suspect

Our home corner- Garda Síochana Station

In conjunction with our discussion about “People who help us” – we welcomed the Rathdrum fire crew to our school so the children could see the fire engine and all of their life saving equipment. It was great for the children of the Infants and Junior Room to see the fire officers and learn from them in person. It was so exciting to try on their helmets and gloves. We even got to use the hose with Fireman Dave. They have huge cutters used to cut cars open when somebody is stuck inside. When they left, they put on the siren. I think we will have a future fire officer in our class. A massive thank you to the Rathdrum Fire Service for a thrilling morning that we will never forget.  

Putting out the fire

Small world: Fire Services